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RB PPC Tutorial01
RB PPC Tutorial01
RB PPC Tutorial01
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Introduction
The PCC software is used to calculate pipe class components for internal pressure.
PCC calculates components and complete pipe classes with the click of one button. The PCC calculations
can be selected by the engineer from ASME (USA), CEN (Europe), and RToD (Netherlands).
The calculation results can be shown as a color in a summary sheet. Colors indicate the amount of design
margin used. Reports and calculation details provide the engineer all information as is depicted in the design
code. All overviews, reports and calculation details can be printed or exported to MS Office tools for further
processing.
Prime goal for the development of PCC was the ease of use. Pipe classes consist of many components such
as pipe, elbow, reducer, cap, tee and weldolet. The amount of components and the branches are handled in
an efficient and structured manner. The presentation of the data has the looks of a pipe class specification.
The PCC package is an easy to use calculation program. The Graphical User Interface is designed to be
self-explanatory. For novices these pages provide guidance about the use of the software and some
background information about the calculations performed.
The section 'Getting Started' gives for experienced engineers the minimal necessary information to use PCC.
The pages thereafter give step by step information on creating a project, building a pipe class, perform
calculations and export various reports.
The last sections of this document are dealing with the software and database structure. This information can
be helpful for designing interfaces with other database applications. The structure and objects in the software
allow for further development. As an example, an interface with an electronic Line Designation Table is
possible.
The very last section of this documents gives the contact possibilities in case of questions, advice or
problems.
Installation
System requirements
An Intel Pentium processor or equivalent, 233 MHz or faster Windows 9x, NT 4.0 or later
A CD-ROM drive
Installing PCC
1. Insert the PCC CD into the computer's CD-ROM drive, connect hard-lock (for licensed users)
2. In Windows, choose Start > Run. Click Browse and choose the Setup.exe file on the PCC CD. Click
OK in the Run dialog box to begin the installation
3. Follow the on-screen instructions
4. If prompted, restart your computer
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Getting Started
This 'getting started' guide introduces you to the key features of PCC. For detailed description, of these
features, refer to the help section in the PCC application.
In this section you will design a new pipe class in a new project. You have probably already started the
program and are looking at the main window, If not start the program and select cancel at when the projects
need to be selected.
In short the following steps need to be completed to develop a pipe class:
1. Create a new (or select an existing) project
2. Create a new (or select an existing) pipe class
3. Select the pipe line sizes
4. Select the components (pipe, elbow,etc.)
5. Select the types in the branch table
6. Start the overall or detailed calculations as required
7. Update the component selection and the branch table to fulfill the code calculation requirements
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We will start with creating a new project with a new pipe class:
In PCC main window menu choose File > New Project. The window PCC project data will open
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In the PCC project data window enter the project or plant number such as 'RB-03021'
in the calculation check box enter 100 for the red mark, 60 for the yellow mark and 30 for the blue mark
The numbers entered at the calculation check will be used to facilitate the checking of the calculations. The
color marks will appear in the Summary Sheet to identify the design margins or problem areas in the pipe
class.
After clicking the Close button in the PCC project data window the PCC projects window has opened,
showing the projects in the database. If not highlighted, click the project RB-03021 once with the mouse
pointer and click the button 'Open'
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In the menu at the top of the window select with the mouse Pipe class > New Class
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The window PCC Pipe class data has opened. This window has various tabs that contain settings to perform
the calculations but also to help the user to select the components efficiently by using the default settings.
Select the lines size standard to be use, this will be most of the time from the ASME B36.x x series
Keep the default mill tolerance of 12.5 % for pipe (or update as required)
Click the 'Create button' at the bottom of the window to create the database space for the pipe class
NOTE: After the clicking of the Create button the button description changes to save, this means that a
record has been created in the database and can be used for further editing.
Select the PT ratings tab for the selection of the flange rating and pressure temperature combinations to
be used in the calculations
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This window is used to quickly select the PT combinations as per flange standards from the ASME B16.5 or
the EN-1092-1. The pressure temperature combinations can also be completely selected by hand. First we
will use the flange ratings from the database:
The maximum design temperature is only to limit the PT combinations that will be loaded from the database
A dialog box will open to ask whether you want to replace existing PT combinations, click 'Yes'
You will see that the list with PT combination at the right has been filled with pressure temperature
combinations. The user can edit the combinations by selecting one combination from the list and changes
the values in the edit fields at the bottom by selecting accept the PT combination will be saved.
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The component settings window allows the user to set default values to be used in the calculations. When
opening the window most of the fields have been completed with default settings. As a starting point use:
Keep the default reducer cone length 80% (or update as required)
Keep the default tee crotch factor at 1.25 (or update as required)
Keep the default tee radius factor at 0.67 (or update as required)
Keep the default cap cold formed seamless at yes (or update as required)
In most cases these default values will be useful to develop a pipe class. More experienced users will tune
these values to suit their needs for the default values.
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These fields in this tab are used to set the preferred default materials to be used when selecting the
components in the pipe class. These values are defaults only and like the previous defaults the material
selection can be changed as required per requirements.
This material class will filter the applicable material list per component to for example only the carbon steels.
This is to facilitate the material selection by user the user from the 1000 materials in the database.
Select the default material to be used per component type, flange, pipe, elbow, etc.
Select the applicable dimensional standard for the various components such as the B36.xx series for the
pipes
For the flanges usually the Welding Neck (WN) will be used for piping systems
For the elbow select the type Long Radius LR or Short Radius as required
Click save to save the selections to the database and then click close
Notice that the selected pressure and temperature combinations are shown in the 'Summary' section in the
main PCC window. If you scroll down in the 'Summary' section you will also see the project data entered
previously.
In the menu of the main window select Tables > Pipe Sizes
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The pipe sizes window is used to select the applicable pipe sizes from the standard component database
into the project database. The selection of the pipe sizes will help also to limit the selection of the individual
components to the selected pipe sizes only.
In the 'Available Sizes' section select 1 and press the '>' button to add the pipe size to the project
database
(If pipe size are deleted with the < button, a message window will open to ask the user to confirm the
deletion including the deletion of all components with the same nominal pipe size.)
At the bottom of the Summary section in the main window you will see that the branch table shows the
selected pipe sizes.
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In this window, and also under the other tabs, each individual component can be selected by clicking new
and entering the detail data. This is a valid method when editing an existing pipe class in detail. For quick
selection of the components the New+ function is used
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This selection window allows the user to select more sizes at the same time by dragging with his mouse
pointer over the applicable component sizes. At left the schedules and default data is shown applicable for
the selection made by the user. Note that the schedule list will show the relevant standard schedule
applicable to the first selected size. If this schedule is not available to other sizes of the selection the field will
remain empty and needs to be completed by the user individually.
Update for example the wall thickness, tolerance and corrosion allowance per individual item as required
Select in the component the other tabs and New+ button to select the other component types such as flange,
elbow etc. The component with two sizes have a slightly different window which is shown below
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In this window for the reducer, tee and weldolet, the selection is made by dragging a square and selecting
the required schedule at the left bottom list box. Also individual size combinations can be selected and for
example the corrosion allowance can be updated. Make sure to select only the required components.
Deletions are done by selecting the component size from the matrix and pressing delete.
Select close to close the window and close also the pipe components window if still open.
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Select the required sizes by dragging a square around the required size range
Select the branch type button at the bottom to enter the branch type
The branch type can also be entered by copy and paste functions. Use the delete at the keyboard to delete
and empty a selection.
NOTE: this window is independent of the selected components in the previous windows. If for example a
weldolet branch is selected in the branch table and no weldolet is selected in the weldolet component table
the calculations will program will continue without a warning. The user will have to check the selected
components with the branch table. This is done to keep the maximum flexibility for selecting the components
and the branch table. The branch table how ever IS used for the selection calculation of the stubons (or
fabricated branches)
Select close to close the window and save the selection to the database
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Select from the main PCC window execute > calculate summary or select F5 from the keyboard
The calculation will start and depending the size of the pipe class and the processor this can take a few
moments. Color will appear as shown below in Summary section. The colors indicate that depending the
user settings a certain percentage of the allowable pressure is used for components on that line in the
summary.
The user can select execute > list all calculations or F6 to see a listing of the calculations.
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All the calculations are listed in the above window for all selected components and stubons. The purpose of
this window is to review the significant calculation results per component type and size.
NOTE: the calculations in this window and the summary calculations are only performed for the critical PT
combination. The PCC program will calculate the most significant P/f (design pressure over allowable stress)
per selected material. This is done to save processor time and also to limit the report to the most significant
data. (Detail calculations for also the other PT combination can be reviewed, which is explained in the
following section)
The above window has various tabs, Cover for the coversheet, Materials to show the P/f calculations for the
selected materials and the tabs for the various components and stubons.
Notice and note the components sizes with errors or which you would like to see in detail
From the main PCC menu select execute > calculate component
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The above window allows the user to select the buttons at the top for the component type or stubon to be
reviewed in detail.
At the left the required size of the component can be selected from the list box click item to calculate
The critical pressure and temperature is indicated in the left middle fields as calculated by the program
The bottom list box allows the user to select the pressure temperature combination under investigation.
By making a selection the PCC program will perform the calculation for the component as per the selection
at the left list boxes. The result of the calculation is shown at main calculation frame. By clicking the
calculation frame, the frame becomes active and can be scrolled down to see the remainder of the
calculation. Warnings if applicable are highlighted in red in the calculation frame and are also listed at the
bottom of the window.
Select from the main PCC window execute > view component data or F9
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The purpose of the component list is to review the data as is saved in the project database. This data is used
for the calculation as input data. In the future this data can be used to prepare material take offs or to
execute detail piping design. The explanation of the columns is done by selecting the question mark button
at the right top of the window.
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Calculation Report
The PCC program allows the user to export the data to MSExcel for further editing or to send it to a printer
directly.
The calculation report will usually only contain the most significant calculations of the components. The
overall approach with PCC is to prepare a report with the
List All Calculations (F6) , to the significant calculation results per material and component type
One detail Calculate Component (F7) per component sheet of the most significant size to show the detail
code calculation method used
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